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Agent Provocateur: Madonna’s Super Hard Candy Pop

Madonna

Hard Candy

(WEA/Reprise)

US release date: 29 April 2008

UK release date: 28 April 2008

[29 April 2008]

by Matt Mazur

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On her newest CD, Hard Candy, the legend sounds stronger and more confident -- pushed into the new directions by her posse of guest producers and musicians.

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